Why Is This Site Separated From Your Main Site?
This is a question that was recently asked of me on my first podcast interview1 (more on that interview in a later blog). I wasn’t super-satisfied with the way I answered in the heat of the moment, so...
View ArticleGrieving in 2016
As with every year, a lot of folks died in 2016. This year, however, the consensus seems to be that fate has been especially cruel in taking away beloved artists and other public figures from us. In...
View ArticleDonald Trump is a Symptom, Not a Disease
Donald Trump is a symptom, not a disease.He didn’t create the radical right that is sweeping the globe. He didn’t create the xenophobia that he used to drum up support in his campaign, the same...
View ArticleDiminishing the Shame of My Mental Health
As I think I’ve mentioned before here, I struggle with ADHD, but have only had a formal diagnosis for just over a year. During that year, with the advising of my doctor, I’ve been taking a small dosage...
View ArticleWhat to Do When You Have No Faith in the Efficacy of the Political System
Donald Trump, the GOP, the DNC’s election shenanigans, the DAPL, President Obama’s drone strikes, crony capitalism in political offices from the local level to the international level… It’s hard to...
View ArticleInsults As Motivational Speech
Today I came across this video.Is he right? I mean, of course (to a certain extent); complaining/”crying” about one’s problems won’t directly solve them, and it can put the burden of responsibility on...
View ArticleThe Value of Friends -- a love letter
In the past, I’ve found it very difficult to speak openly about how much I appreciate people without my tongue planted firmly in my cheek. Call it a patriarchal, hypermasculinized upbringing in the...
View ArticleBringing a Bit of Mindfulness to Social Media
When I wake up in the morning, I often find myself somewhat mindlessly picking up my phone and scrolling through social media. I don’t think this is terribly uncommon. If I don’t have a strict agenda,...
View ArticleTo Be "Secularly Spiritual"
The word “spiritual” has a really icky connotation among folks that consider themselves to be any matter of skeptical, agnostic, atheist, serious, secular, scientific, or even just modern. It conjures...
View ArticleTo Be or Not to Be
I’ve been debating the last few months what to do with this website. I still haven’t come to any kind of decision.For some time, I was planning to create a podcast where I would interview people (not...
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